Psalm 119:8
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
חֹק
chôq
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
חָרַם
châram
to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
Key Terms in This Verse
חָרַם châram
to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
Study H2763 →חֹק chôq
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
Study H2706 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →Cross References
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites...
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
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